The Chapters on Jihad

It wasnarrated that ‘Attab, the freed slave of Hurmuz, said: “IheardAnas bin Malik say: ‘We gave our pledge to the Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) on the basis that we would listen and obey. He (ﷺ) said:“Asmuch as you can.”

It wasnarrated that Jabir said: “A slave came and gave his pledge totheProphet (ﷺ), pledging to emigrate, and the Prophet (ﷺ) did notrealize that he was a slave. Then his master came looking for him,andthe Prophet (ﷺ) said: ‘Sell him to me,’ and he brought himinexchange for two black slaves. Then after that he did not acceptthepledge from anyone until he had asked whether he was a slave.”

It wasnarrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: “There are three to whom Allah will not speak on the Day ofResurrection, not will He look at them nor purify them, and theirswill be a painful torment: A man who has surplus water in the desertand withholds it from a wayfarer; a man who sells a man his productafter ‘Asr, swearing by Allah that he bought it for such and such aprice, and the other believes him, but that is not the case; and amanwho gives his pledge to a ruler, only doing to for the purpose ofworldly gain, and if he is given something he fulfills it, but if heis not given anything he does not fulfill it.”

It wasnarrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: “The affairs of the Children of Israel were administered bytheirProphets. Every time a Prophet left, he was followed by another,butthere will be no Prophet among you after I am gone.” They said:“What will happen, O Messenger of Allah?” He said: “There willbecaliphs and there will be many of them.” They said: “Whatshould wedo?” He said: “Fulfill your pledge to the first one,then the one whocomes after him, and do the duties required of you,for Allah willquestion them about the duties upon them.”

It wasnarrated from ‘Abdullah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: “Abanner will be set up for every traitor on the Day ofResurrection,and it will be said: ‘This is the treachery of so-and-so.’”

It wasnarrated from Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said: “For every traitor a banner will be set up on the DayofResurrection, commensurate with his treachery.”

Muhammadbin Munkadir said that he heard Umaimah bint Ruqaiqah say: “I cameto the Prophet (ﷺ) with some other women, to offer ourpledge tohim. He said to us: ‘(I accept your pledge) with regard towhat youare able to do. But I do not shake hands with women.’”

‘Aishahthe wife of the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “When the believing womenemigrated to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), they would be tested inaccordance with Allah’s saying: ‘O Prophet! When believing womencome to you to give you the pledge...’”[60:12]‘Aishah said: “Whoever among the believing women affirmed this, passed the test. When they affirmed that, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would say to them: ‘Go, for you have given your pledge.’ No, by Allah! The hand of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) never touched the hand of any woman, rather he accepted their pledge in words only.”‘Aishah said: “By Allah, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) did not demand of women (in their pledge) anything other than that which Allah had commanded, and the hand of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) never touched the hand of a woman. He would say to them, when he had accepted their pledge: ‘You have given your pledge,’ verbally.”

It wasnarrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: “Whoever enters a horse (in a race) between two other horses,notknowing whether it will win, that is not gambling. But whoeverentersa horse (in race) between two other horses, certain that itwill win,that is gambling.”

It wasnarrated that Ibn ‘Umar said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)madea horse lean, and he would send the horse that he had made leanfromHafya’ to Thaniyyatul-Wada’, and (he would send) the horse thathe had not made lean from Thaniyyatul-Wada’ to the mosque of BanuZuraiq.”

It wasnarrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: “There should be no prizes for racing except races with camelsandhorses.”

It wasnarrated from Ibn ‘Umar that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)forbadetraveling with the Qur’an to the land of the enemy, lest theenemygets hold of it.

It wasnarrated from Ibn ‘Umar that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) usedtoforbid traveling with the Qur’an to the land of the enemy, lest theenemy gets hold of it.

It wasnarrated from Sa’eed bin Musayyab that Jubair bin Mut’im toldhimthat he and ‘Uthman bin ‘Affan came to the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) to speak to him about the way in which the one fifth fromKhaibar had been distributed to Banu Hashim and Banu Muttalib. Theysaid: “You have distributed it to our brothers Banu Hashim and BanuMuttalib, but we are related to you (to Banu Hashim) in the same way(as Banu Muttalib).” The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Rather Ithink that Banu Hashim and Banu Muttalib are the same.”*